Norfolk Chamber Music Festival–Yale Summer School of Music

Concerts | Emerging Artist Series

Free Event

Join us for stellar concerts by the extraordinary Norfolk Fellows. Each week they bring their talent and enthusiasm to the Music Shed. Whether you are a chamber music aficionado or novice, or whether you prefer new works or the standards, there is something for everyone. Quite simply, the Norfolk Fellows will knock your socks off!  Repertoire is chosen weekly. Program details will be posted as they become available.

Sponsored in part by the Battell Arts Foundation.

You can also hear the Fellows perform on many of the Festival Artist Series concerts on Friday and Saturday nights.

2025 Concerts

Watch the performance live in person or live online.

Friday, June 27 | 7:30 p.m. | New Music Concert

Under the direction of composer Martin Bresnick, this year's world premieres by the Norfolk Fellow composers will focus on compositions intended for dance. 

2025 New Music Fellows

Nichagarn Chiracharasporn  (b. 2001)
B(a)roke Suite  (world premiere)

Chloe Liuyan Liu  (b. 1999)
Feet of Water  (world premiere)

Elias Valle  (b. 2006)
MOVEMENTS  (world premiere)

Martin Bresnick (b. 1946)
The Winter's Tale Dance Suite

Luca Pasquini  (b. 2004)
PULL  (world premiere)

Elise Winkler  (b. 2001)
Inertia  (world premiere)

Jonah Cohen  (b. 2004)
JUMBO SHRIMP  (world premiere)

Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble 
Lisa Moore conductor,  piano
Andrea Ábel  flute
Chao-Chih George Chen  clarinet
Leona Liu  violin
Dylan Lee Kinneavy  cello
Diego Martinez  double bass
Emmett Edwards  guitar

Thursday, July 3 | No performance scheduled

Saturday, July 5 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.

Thursday, July 10 | 7:30 p.m.

Program to be announced.

Saturday, July 12 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.

Thursday, July 17 | 7:30 p.m.

Program to be announced.

Saturday, July 19 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.

Thursday, July 24 | 7:30 p.m.

Program to be announced.

Saturday, July 26 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.

Thursday, July 31 | 7:30 p.m.

Program to be announced.

Saturday, August 2 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.

Thursday, August 7 | 7:30 p.m.

Program to be announced.

Saturday, August 9 | 10:30 a.m.

Program to be announced.